Rashaun
Rashaun is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Rashaun Agee, American basketball player Rashaun Allen, American football player Rashaun Broadus, American basketball player Rashaun Freeman, American basketball player Rashaun Kemp, American politician Rashaun Simonise, American football player Rashaun Weaver, Murder of Tessa Majors Rashaun Woods, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Rashaun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rashaun is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:Rashaun Agee, American basketball player Rashaun Allen, American football player Rashaun Broadus, American basketball player Rashaun Freeman, American basketball player Rashaun Kemp, American politician Rashaun Simonise, American football player Rashaun Weaver, Murder of Tessa Majors Rashaun Woods, American football player
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The Story of Rashaun
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Rashaun as a girl name dates back to 1969, when 6 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Rashaun — #4,626 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Rashauns. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1995 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 182 Rashauns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Rashaun as a boy name dates back to 1973, when 8 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 117 newborns named Rashaun — #1,096 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Rashauns. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,962 among boy names with 20 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 3K Rashauns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Rashaun
Rashaun is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Rashaun's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #996. Use the chart and map above to compare Rashaun's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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